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Leviticus 13:33 — Word Study

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WLCוְהִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔ח וְאֶת־ הַנֶּ֖תֶק לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חַ וְהִסְגִּ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֧ן אֶת־ הַנֶּ֛תֶק שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית׃

BSAthen the person must shave himselfgâlach [be shaven, lay waste] except forʼêth the scaly areanetheq [scab, skin eruption] Then the priestkôhên [one who serves God, leads in worship] shall isolateçâgar [shut up, close off] [him]netheq for anothershênîy [a second, seven more] sevenshebaʻ daysyôwm

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Leviticus 13:33quick helps
In a sentenceA person with a skin condition must shave except for the affected area, and then the priest will isolate him for seven more days.
Who is speakingThe priest, who serves God and leads in worship.
Where we areInstructions on how to handle skin conditions, particularly related to leprosy.
The hard wordנֶתֶק
Take awayThe process of isolation is part of the ritual for determining cleanliness.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Ellicott & more — read them › clause verbגָּלַח The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — Leviticus 13:33

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Context — Instructions on Skin Conditionsgenerated

32On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,
33then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.
34On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.
35If, however, the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing,

Leviticus 13:33 provides guidelines for individuals with skin conditions, particularly those that may indicate leprosy. The passage outlines the requirement for the person to shave except for the scaly area and the priest's role in isolating the individual for further examination. This reflects the broader themes of cleanliness and ritual purity in the Law.


Cross References


The Key Word גָּלַח, ve.Hit.ga.Lachgenerated

The verb גָּלַח (galach) is a Hithpael form meaning 'to shave oneself.' It emphasizes the action taken by the individual regarding their own body, indicating a personal responsibility in the purification process. The root carries the connotation of baldness or destruction, suggesting a significant act of removing hair as part of the ritual.

This word appears frequently in the context of rituals and cleanliness, particularly in Levitical laws. Its use here highlights the importance of physical appearance in determining ritual status, especially concerning skin diseases.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB has shave, and so do the KJV and ASV: all three maintain the straightforward meaning of גָּלַח.

Where translations differ is in the rendering of שֵׁנִי. The BSB and KJV use a second, while the ULB and WEB opt for seven more. This reflects different interpretations of the Hebrew in context.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The verse contains two main actions governed by finite verbs: גָּלַח (he will shave) and הִסְגִּיר (he will shut up). The structure indicates a sequence of actions: the shaving occurs first, followed by the isolation by the priest.

The verb הִסְגִּיר connects directly to the subject הַכֹּהֵן (the priest), emphasizing the priest's role in the isolation process, which is crucial for determining the individual's cleanliness.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates גָּלַח as χυρηθήσεταιhe will be shaved. This choice reflects a passive construction, suggesting an emphasis on the act of shaving as a requirement rather than a personal choice.

The term נֶתֶק is rendered as θραῦσμαa breaking. This broadens the understanding of the skin condition, indicating a serious concern that may require ritual action.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Leviticus 13:33 instructs that a person with a skin condition must shave except for the affected area. The priest will then isolate him for another seven days to further examine the condition. This process is part of the laws regarding cleanliness and health in the community.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Why must the person shave except for the scaly area?

The shaving is part of the ritual to determine the cleanliness of the individual, as specified in the laws concerning skin diseases.

What does the priest do after the person shaves?

The priest isolates the person for another seven days to monitor the condition and determine if it has spread.

What is the significance of the number seven in this context?

The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, indicating a thorough process of examination and purification.

How does this verse relate to the broader laws in Leviticus?

This verse is part of the larger section in Leviticus that deals with purity laws, highlighting the importance of ritual cleanliness in the community.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What can I learn about personal responsibility in my own life from the act of shaving in this verse?
  2. How does the concept of isolation play a role in healing or restoration in my community?
  3. In what ways can I apply the idea of ritual cleanliness to my spiritual practices today?
  4. How can I support others who may be undergoing a process of examination or healing?

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Leviticus 13:33 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He shall be shaven,.... His head or beard, where the scall was, as Aben Ezra; and so Ben Gersom, who adds, the law is not solicitous whether this shaving is by a priest or not; so it seems any one

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; a dry scall , [ neteq (H5424); Septuagint, thrausma], when the leprosy was distinguished by being in sight deeper than the skin, and the

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He shall be shaven, for the more certain discovery of the growth or stay of the plague.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(33) He shall be shaven.—The priest, for the sake of making sure, and to be able to examine the patient more thoroughly, is to have his head and beard shaved. This operation was performed by professional barbers, who were always on the spot. But the scall shall he not shave.—The place, however, where the scall appeared was not to be shaved, so that the priest might be able to see the colour of the hair. The manner in which the shaving was performed during the second Temple was as follows: The hair round the scall was all shaved off, except two hairs on each side, which were close to the affected spot, to enable the priest to see whether the spot is spreading or not.

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 33. The scall shall he not shave] Lest the place should be irritated and inflamed, and assume in consequence other appearances besides those of a leprous infection; in which case the priest might not be able to form an accurate judgment.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

33. It is enjoined in the Mishna (Tal. Bab. Neg. x. § 5) that two hairs on each side of the scall should be left so that the priest might judge whether the disease had spread.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

33. He shall be shaven — This would afford a better opportunity to determine the question of the spread of the disease.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

then he shall be shaved, but he shall not shave the itch. Then the priest shall isolate the one who has the itch seven more days.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.

NETBNew English Translation2006

then the individual is to shave himself, but he must not shave the area affected by the scall, and the priest is to quarantine the person with the scall for another seven days.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

then he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

RVARevised Version, American1894

then he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

NWBWebster's Bible1833

He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Then he shalbe shauen, but the place of the blacke spot shall he not shaue: but the Priest shall shut vp him, that hath the blacke spot, seuen dayes more.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

he [that hath the sore] shall shave himself; but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the scall seven days a second time.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

then he hath shaved himself, but the scall he doth not shave; and the priest hath shut up [him who hath] the scall a second seven days.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

then he has shaved himself, but he does not shave the scale; and the priest has shut up [him who has] the scale [for] a second seven days.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Then shall he be shaved, but the scall he shall not shave; and the priest shall shut up the scall seven days more.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

then he must be shaved, but the diseased area must not be shaved, and the priest must isolate the person with the itching disease for seven more days.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The man shall be shaven all but the place of the spot, and he shall be shut up other seven days:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

then the person must shave themselves except for the scaly area. The priest is to place the person in isolation for another seven days.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Then his hair is to be cut off, but not on the diseased place, and he is to be shut up for seven days more:

Word by word, the decisions they made

שֵׁנִֽית׃she.Nit a second H8145 2 different renderings
a secondDBY LSV YLT
seven moreULB WEB

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וְandclauseverbהִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔חhe.will.shave.himselfוְandclausenoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהַtheנֶּ֖תֶקscalladverbialלֹ֣אnotverbיְגַלֵּ֑חַhe.will.shaveוְandclauseverbהִסְגִּ֨ירhe.will.shut.upnoun phrase · subjectהַtheכֹּהֵ֧ןpriestnoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהַtheנֶּ֛תֶקscallnoun phrase · adverbialשִׁבְעַ֥תsevenיָמִ֖יםdaysadverbialשֵׁנִֽיתa.second

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text is supported by the Samaritan Pentateuch, which agrees word for word. The Septuagint matches closely with the MT, though its word order differs. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain partial restorations, indicating some textual damage but aligning with the MT's overall message.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וְהִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔ח וְאֶת־ הַנֶּ֖תֶק לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חַ וְהִסְגִּ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֧ן אֶת־ הַנֶּ֛תֶק שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְהִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔חχυρηθήσεταιוְאֶת־δὲהַנֶּ֖תֶקθραῦσμαלֹ֣אοὐיְגַלֵּ֑חַχυρηθήσεταιוְהִסְגִּ֨ירἀφοριεῖהַכֹּהֵ֧ןἱερεὺςהַנֶּ֛תֶקθραῦσμαשִׁבְעַ֥תἑπτὰיָמִ֖יםἡμέραςשֵׁנִֽית׃δεύτερον

11 of the 12 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

והתגלח ואת הנתק לא יגלח והסגיר הכהן את הנתק שׁבעת ימים שׁנית

Agrees with the Masoretic Text here, word for word.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q23a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[והתגלח] [ואת] [הנתק] [לא] [יגלח] [והסגיר] [הכהן] את הנתק [שבעת] [ימים] [שנית]

1 word on the leather — 1 partly restored, 10 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Leviticus 13:33גָּלַחand he willand he will shaגָּלַחאֵתand the objand the object אֵתנֶ֫תֶקthe scallthe scallנֶ֫תֶקלֹאnotnotלֹאגָּלַחhe will shahe will shaveגָּלַחסָגַרand he willand he will shuסָגַרכֹּהֵןthe priestthe priestכֹּהֵןאֵתthe object the object markאֵתנֶ֫תֶקthe scallthe scallנֶ֫תֶקשֶׁ֫בַעsevensevenשֶׁ֫בַעיוֹםdaysdaysיוֹםשֵׁנִיa seconda secondשֵׁנִיאוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתנָתַקto tearto tearנָתַקשָׁבַעto swearto swearשָׁבַעשָׁנָהto changeto changeשָׁנָהכָּהַןto ministeto ministerכָּהַןשֵׂעָרhairhairשֵׂעָרזָקָןbeardbeardזָקָןמִגְרָשׁpasturepastureמִגְרָשׁפָּשָׂהto spreadto spreadפָּשָׂהיָכֹלbe ablebe ableיָכֹלעוֹדstillstillעוֹדדָּלdoordoorדָּלבַּ֫עַדabout/throabout/through/fבַּ֫עַדאֶלְעָזָרEleazarEleazarאֶלְעָזָרצָדוֹקZadokZadokצָדוֹקפַּ֫עַםbeatbeatפַּ֫עַםשְׁבִיעִיseventhseventhשְׁבִיעִישַׁבָּתSabbathSabbathשַׁבָּת
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Leviticus 13:33

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
וְהִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔חve.Hit.ga.Lach and he will shave himself H1548 Verb · Hithpael · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
23× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to shave or be bald, and can also mean to lay waste or destroy something. It is used in Leviticus to describe the shaving of priests and in Isaiah to describe the devastation of a city.
Amplified meaning
be shaven, lay waste
Tyndale gloss
to shave
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

גָּלַח (galach) means to be bald or to shave, with various forms indicating actions like shaving oneself or being shaven. It can also figuratively refer to devastation. The entries consistently describe its uses in different grammatical forms, but do not provide specific verse references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[גָּלַח] vb. be bald;

Pi. shave, shave off

Pu. be shaven

Hithp. shave oneself

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1548 [גָּלַח] be bald; Pi. shave, shave off

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1548 galach gaw-lakh'

a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to

shave; figuratively to lay waste:--poll, shave (off).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גָּלַח (ga.lach) — to shave.

1) to poll, shave, shave off, be bald

1a) (Piel)

1a1) to shave

1a2) to shave off

1a3) (fig. of devastation)

1b)(Pual) to be shaven

1c) (Hithpael) to shave oneself

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Hithpael-3ms — Verb · Hithpael · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vtq3ms
and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | DirObjM — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
הַנֶּ֖תֶקha.Ne.tek the scall H5424 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
14× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word refers to a scab or skin eruption, like those associated with leprosy, as seen in Leviticus 13:2. It describes a dry scall on the skin. In the Bible, it is used to describe a symptom of leprosy.
Amplified meaning
scab, skin eruption
Tyndale gloss
scab
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נֶ֫תֶק (netheq) refers to a scab or skin eruption, particularly one that may raise concerns about leprosy. It is derived from a root meaning 'to tear off.' The term is used in contexts related to skin conditions, especially on the head or beard.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נֶ֫תֶק n.m. scab, an eruption of skin, on head or in beard, causing suspicion of leprosy (lit. a tearing off)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5424 נֶ֫תֶק

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5424 netheq neh'-thek

from 5423; scurf:--(dry) scall.

see HEBREW for 05423

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נֶ֫תֶק (ne.teq) — scab.

scab, skin eruption, scall (of leprosy)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

skol (netheq; thrausma): This only occurs in Leviticus 13 and 14 where it is used 14 times to describe bald or scaly patches of eruption on the skin. Such patches are generally the result of the action of parasitic organisms. The common form known now as scalled head is produced by a microscopic plant, Achorion schoenleinii. In Old and Middle English, scall was used for scabbiness of the head (Chaucer and Spenser). See also Skeat, Concise Etymol. Dict. of English Language.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ A form of leprosy Le 13:30

→ See LEPROSY

and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
לֹ֣אlo' not H3808 Particle
5,170× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Tyndale gloss
not
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3808 lo' lo

or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often

used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,

ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,

no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out

of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +

of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹא (lo) — not.

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier-negation)

1c) nothing (subst)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTn — Particle
HTn
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
יְגַלֵּ֑חַye.ga.Le.ach he will shave H1548 Verb · Piel · imperfect third person masculine singular
23× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to shave or be bald, and can also mean to lay waste or destroy something. It is used in Leviticus to describe the shaving of priests and in Isaiah to describe the devastation of a city.
Tyndale gloss
to shave
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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גָּלַח (galach) means to be bald or to shave, with various forms indicating actions like shaving oneself or being shaven. It can also figuratively refer to devastation. The entries consistently describe its uses in different grammatical forms, but do not provide specific verse references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[גָּלַח] vb. be bald;

Pi. shave, shave off

Pu. be shaven

Hithp. shave oneself

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1548 [גָּלַח] be bald; Pi. shave, shave off

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1548 galach gaw-lakh'

a primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to

shave; figuratively to lay waste:--poll, shave (off).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גָּלַח (ga.lach) — to shave.

1) to poll, shave, shave off, be bald

1a) (Piel)

1a1) to shave

1a2) to shave off

1a3) (fig. of devastation)

1b)(Pual) to be shaven

1c) (Hithpael) to shave oneself

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HVpi3ms — Verb · Piel · imperfect third person masculine singular
HVpi3ms
and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
וְהִסְגִּ֨ירve.his.Gir and he will shut up H5462 Verb · Hiphil · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
91× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To shut means to close something, like a door or a container. In the Bible, this word is used to describe surrendering or giving something up, like in the book of Ezra where the Israelites shut themselves in to pray.
Amplified meaning
shut up, close off
Tyndale gloss
to shut
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

סָגַר (sagar) means to shut or close, with various applications including shutting doors, closing up breaches, and imprisoning. It can also imply delivering someone up or surrendering. The verb appears in different forms, such as Qal (to shut), Niphal (to be shut up), and Piel (to deliver up). The term is associated with the concept of being tightly sealed or enclosed.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

סָגַר vb. shut, close

Qal

shut door

close in upon

close up breach

Pt. pass., closed up = closely joined with tight seal

elsewhwere only Pt. pass. (gold shut up, and so prized, rare, fine?)

Niph.

subj. pers. be shut up

be shut, closed, of city gates

Pi. deliver up to (leave no other opening for one, shut one up to)

Pu.

of cities

of prisoners

of doors

Hiph.

deliver up to

shut up

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5462 סָגַר shut, close .. shut door

. . close in upon

. close up breach

. Pt. pass., closed up = closely joined with tight seal

. elsewhwere only Pt. pass. (gold shut up, and so prized, rare, fine?)

. . subj. pers. be shut up

. be shut, closed, of city gates

. deliver up to (leave no other opening for one, shut one up to)

. . of cities

. of prisoners

. of doors

. . deliver up to

. shut up

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5462 cagar saw-gar'

a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to

surrender:--close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose,

X pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, X

straitly.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

סָגַר (sa.gar) — to shut.

1) to shut, close

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to shut

1a2) to close, close up

1a3) closed up, closely joined, shut up

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be shut up

1b2) to be shut or closed

1c) (Piel) to shut up, deliver up

1d) (Pual) to be shut up

1e) (Hiphil)

1e1) to deliver up

1e2) to shut up, imprison

2) pure gold

Aramaic equivalent: se.gar (סְגַר "to shut" H5463)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Hiphil-3ms — Verb · Hiphil · sequential perfect third person masculine singular
Hc/Vhq3ms
and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
הַכֹּהֵ֧ןha.ko.Hen the priest H3548 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
750× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, a priest is a person who serves God and leads others in worship, like the Levitical priests in Exodus. They were responsible for making sacrifices and following God's laws. This term is also used to describe Jesus as a priest-king.
Amplified meaning
one who serves God, leads in worship
Tyndale gloss
priest
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כֹּהֵן (kohen) means 'priest' and is derived from the active participle of a related root. It encompasses various types of priests, including Levitical, Aaronic, and even pagan priests, as well as chief rulers or principal officers. The term is used in contexts referring to both Jewish and non-Jewish priestly roles.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּהֵן 750 n.m. priest

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3548 כֹּהֵן priest

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3548 kohen ko-hane'

active participle of 3547; literally, one officiating, a

priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a

layman):--chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal

officer.

see HEBREW for 03547

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) — priest.

1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

1b) pagan priests

1c) priests of Jehovah

1d) Levitical priests

1e) Zadokite priests

1f) Aaronic priests

1g) the high priest

Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

prest (kohen, "priest," "prince," "minister"; hiereus archiereus; for hiereus megas, of Heb 10:21, see Thayer's Lexicon, under the word hiereus:

I. NATURE OF THE PRIESTLY OFFICE

1. Implies Divine Choice

2. Implies Representation

3. Implies Offering Sacrifice

4. Implies Intercession

II. THE TWO GREAT PRIESTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, MELCHIZEDEK AND AARON

III. PRIESTLY FUNCTIONS AND CHARACTER

1. A Strictly Religious Order

2. Priestism Denied

3. The High Priest's Qualifications

4. Symbolism of Aaron's Rod

IV. CONSECRATION OF AARON AND HIS SONS (EXODUS 29; LEVITICUS 8)

1. Symbolism of Consecration

2. Type and Archetype

LITERATURE

A priest is one who is duly authorized to minister in sacred things, particularly to offer sacrifices at the altar, and who acts as mediator between men and God. In the New Testament the term is applied to priests of the Gentiles…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Priest

The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices.

At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved on the head of the family, as in the cases of Noah (Gen. 8:20), Abraham (12:7; 13:4), Isaac (26:25), Jacob (31:54), and Job (Job 1:5).

The name first occurs as applied to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18). Under the Levitical arrangements the office of the priesthood was limited to the tribe of Levi, and to only one family of that tribe, the family of Aaron. Certain laws respecting the qualifications of priests are given in Lev. 21:16-23. There are ordinances also regarding the…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The English word is derived from the Greek presbyter , signifying an "elder" (Heb. cohen). Origin. --The idea of a priesthood connects itself in all its forms, pure or corrupted, with the consciousness, more or less distinct of sin. Men feel that they have broken a law. The power above them is holier than they are, and they dare not approach it. They crave for the intervention of some one of whom they can think as likely to be more acceptable than themselves. He must offer up their prayers, thanksgivings, sacrifices. He becomes their representative in "things pertaining unto God." He may become also (though this does not always follow) the representative of God to man. The functions of the priest and prophet may exist in the same person. No trace of a hereditary or caste priesthood meets us in the worship of the patriarchal age. Once and once only does the word cohen meet us as…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

One who officiated in the public worship of God, especially in making expiation for sin, being "ordained for men in things pertaining to God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins." In the Old Testament, the priesthood was not annexed to a certain family till after the promulgation of the law by Moses. Before that time, the firstborn of each family, the fathers, the princes, the kings, were priests in their own cities and in their own houses. Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, and Job, Abimelech and Laban, Isaac and Jacob offered personally their own sacrifices. In the solemnity of the covenant made by the Lord with his people, at the foot of Mount Sinai, Moses performed the office of mediator, and young men were chosen from among Israel to perform the office of priests, Ex 24:5. But after the Lord had chosen the tribe of Levi to…

and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
אֶת־'et- the object marker H853 Particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTo — Particle
HTo
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
הַנֶּ֛תֶקha.Ne.tek the scall H5424 Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
14× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word refers to a scab or skin eruption, like those associated with leprosy, as seen in Leviticus 13:2. It describes a dry scall on the skin. In the Bible, it is used to describe a symptom of leprosy.
Tyndale gloss
scab
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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נֶ֫תֶק (netheq) refers to a scab or skin eruption, particularly one that may raise concerns about leprosy. It is derived from a root meaning 'to tear off.' The term is used in contexts related to skin conditions, especially on the head or beard.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

נֶ֫תֶק n.m. scab, an eruption of skin, on head or in beard, causing suspicion of leprosy (lit. a tearing off)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5424 נֶ֫תֶק

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5424 netheq neh'-thek

from 5423; scurf:--(dry) scall.

see HEBREW for 05423

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נֶ֫תֶק (ne.teq) — scab.

scab, skin eruption, scall (of leprosy)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

skol (netheq; thrausma): This only occurs in Leviticus 13 and 14 where it is used 14 times to describe bald or scaly patches of eruption on the skin. Such patches are generally the result of the action of parasitic organisms. The common form known now as scalled head is produced by a microscopic plant, Achorion schoenleinii. In Old and Middle English, scall was used for scabbiness of the head (Chaucer and Spenser). See also Skeat, Concise Etymol. Dict. of English Language.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ A form of leprosy Le 13:30

→ See LEPROSY

and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'At seven H7651 Adj
395× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means the number seven, which was considered a special or sacred number. It can also mean seven times or a week, and is used in the Bible to describe completeness or perfection. The KJV translates it as seven or sevenfold.
Tyndale gloss
seven
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֶׁ֫בַע (sheba`) means 'seven' and is a cardinal number. It can also imply 'seven times' or refer to a week. The term appears in various contexts, including combinations like 17 or 700. Its Aramaic equivalent is שִׁבְעָה (shiv.ah), also meaning 'seven'.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה 394 n.m. et f. seven

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7651 שֶׁ֫בַע, שִׁבְעָה seven

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7651 sheba` sheh'-bah

or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; from 7650; a primitive

cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also

(adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by

extension, an indefinite number:--(+ by) seven(-fold),-s,

(-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.

see HEBREW for 07650

see HEBREW for 07658

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) — seven.

1) seven (cardinal number)

1a) as ordinal number

1b) in combination-17, 700 etc

Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAcbsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sev'-'-n (shebha`; hepta).

See NUMBER.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Seven

This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The division of time into weeks of seven days each accounts for many instances of the occurrence of this number. This number has been called the symbol of perfection, and also the symbol of rest. “Jacob’s seven years’ service to Laban; Pharaoh’s seven fat oxen and seven lean ones; the seven branches of the golden candlestick; the seven trumpets and the seven priests who sounded them; the seven days’ siege of Jericho; the seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven vials, and many others, sufficiently prove the importance of this sacred number” (see Lev. 25:4;

Smith's Bible Dictionary

The frequent recurrence of certain numbers in the sacred literature of the Hebrews is obvious to the most superficial reader, but seven so far surpasses the rest, both in the frequency with which it recurs and in the importance of the objects with which it is associated, that it may fairly be termed the representative symbolic number. The influence of the number seven was not restricted to the Hebrews; it prevailed among the Persians, ancient Indians, Greeks and Romans. The peculiarity of the Hebrew view consists in the special dignity of the seventh, and not simply in that of seen. The Sabbath being the seventh day suggested the adoption of seven as the coefficient, so to say, for their appointment of all sacred periods; and we thus find the 7th month ushered in by the Feast of Trumpets, and signalized by the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles and the Great Day of Atonement; 7…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

As from the beginning this was the number of days in the week, so it often has in Scripture a sort of emphasis attached to it, and is very generally used as a round or perfect number. Clean beasts were taken into the ark by sevens, Ge 7:1-24. The years of plenty and famine in Egypt were marked by sevens, Ge 41:1-57. With the Jews, not only was there a seventh day Sabbath, but every seventh year was a Sabbath, and after every seven times seven years came a jubilee. Their great feasts of unleavened bread and of tabernacles were observed for seven days; the number of animals in many of their sacrifices was limited to seven. The golden candlestick had seven branches. Seven priests with seven trumpets went around the walls of Jericho seven days, and seven times on the seventh day. In…

and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
יָמִ֖יםya.Mim days H3117 Noun common · masculine plural absolute
2,306× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
day
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יוֹם (yowm) means 'day' and refers to a division of time, contrasting with night. It can denote a literal 24-hour period, a general time span, or even a year. The term is used in various contexts, including the 'day of Yahweh,' which signifies a time of divine judgment. It also appears in phrases indicating temporal references like today, yesterday, and tomorrow.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יוֹם 2285 n.m. day

day, opp. night

Day as division of time

יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

Pl. days of anyone

Days

יוֹם = time

Phrases

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3117 יוֹם day . day, opp. night

. Day as division of time

. יוֹם י׳ day of Yahweh, chiefly as time of his coming in judgment, involving often blessedness for righteous

. Pl. days of anyone

. Days

. יוֹם = time

. Phrases

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3117 yowm yome

from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm

hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one

sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by

an associated term), (often used adverb):--age, + always, +

chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to)

day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, +

(for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as

(... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually,

presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space,

then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble,

weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole

(+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יוֹם (yom) — day.

: day/when/time/period

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: old.

: old/(full/many)[days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day's journey

1c) days, lifetime (pl.)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

יוֹם (yom) — day: year.

: year[of_days]

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absolute
HNcmpa
and he will shave himself and the object marker the scall not he will shave and he will shut up the priest the object marker the scall seven days a second
שֵׁנִֽית׃she.Nit a second H8145 Adj
156× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means second or again, like when Moses went up Mount Sinai a second time in Exodus 24:15-18. It can also mean another or something distinct.
Amplified meaning
a second, seven more
Tyndale gloss
second
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שֵׁנִי (sheniy) means 'second' and can also imply 'again' or 'another.' It is an ordinal number used to denote position or sequence, as well as to indicate repetition. The word is derived from a root meaning 'double' and appears in various contexts in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שֵׁנִי m. שֵׁנִית f. 157 adj.num.ord. second

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8145 שֵׁנִי m. שֵׁנִית f. adj. num. ord. second

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8145 sheniy shay-nee'

from 8138; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially,

again:--again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).

see HEBREW for 08138

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שֵׁנִי (she.ni) — second.

1) second

1a) second (the ordinal number)

1b) again (a second time)

1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAofsa
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